Welcome to Plush ...

Plush is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plush, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Plush is 4,510 feet [1,375 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Plush is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Plush lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Plush: 541 & 458<3>

The ZIP code for Plush: 97637<4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Plush. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plush.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plush. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plush.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plush. See our Newspapers Page for Plush.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plush ...

Looking for more information about Plush? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Plush, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Plush.

Adding Plush to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plush in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Plush was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Plush post office opened in 1888.

We also found Plush in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plush.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plush - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Plush area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Plush area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Plush). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Plush or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/